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iwis

/ɪˈwɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
iwis
IPA
/ɪˈwɪs/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Certainly, surely, indeed.

Archaic

noun

plural of iwi

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English iwis, iwys, ywis (“certain, sure”), from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Dutch gewis (“sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”). More at wit, wis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: iwis, iwys, ywis, ġewiss, *gawiss, *gawissaz, *weyd-

Usage

Inflected Forms

iwys (alternative) ywis (alternative) y-wis (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce iwis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈwɪs/.
What does iwis mean?
Certainly, surely, indeed.
Where does iwis come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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